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Re:Brave Search replaces Google as default search engine in ... by generallee5686 on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @08:34AM (#28929895)
Yes! I swear I remember banning some of those spam domains in 2010 or so. IIRC, I thought it was part of Google search.
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Re:Brave Search replaces Google as default search engine in ... by stelonix on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @11:32AM (#28931934)
It definitely was. Sadly it was short-lived, it lasted maybe a year. I remember banning experts-exchange and being a lot happier.
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Re:Brave Search replaces Google as default search engine in ... by squarefoot on Thursday October 21, 2021 @03:56PM (#28950054)
> Sadly it was short-lived

Understandable since a few years later Google would acquire Doubleclick Inc, which back then was number one in polluting the web with advertising, and first entry in all adblockers kill lists.

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